Episodes
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In today’s episode, Amanda drinks some Christmas tea with aura photographer and the founder of Rose Aura, Evelyn Salvarinas to discuss aura readings, energy healing, and (of course) the magical world of Bravo reality TV! Evelyn is an aura photographer and the founder of Rose Aura here in Toronto. Originally from Toronto, Evelyn studied in New York City where she earned a Masters in Fine Art History at Sotheby’s Institute. During her time in the Big Apple, she discovered the power of aura photography at the shop Magic Jewelry, and enjoyed getting her aura photographed and read as frequently as she could. When she returned home to Toronto, she searched for someone who offered film aura photography - but no one had the right camera. So, craving the healing and reflective power of readings, Evelyn set out to fill the aura photography void in Toronto. And in 2017 Rose Aura was born! Evelyn also holds a Crystal Master Certification, and uses a deep knowledge of the chakras to provide unique, informative, and comfortable mystic guidance.
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Host - Amanda Pereira: IG @hotcoldspicy
Guest - Evelyn Salvarinas: IG @roseaura.ca
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In today’s episode Amanda is joined by her friend Chelsea Larkin. Chelsea is an actress, comedian, writer and singer. She is a current cast member of Second City Toronto’s touring company, she was chosen for Just For Laughs’ New Faces: Characters showcase, and her solo show “The Chels Stands Alone” has received numerous awards including The Comedy Bar and Second City Award For Outstanding Comedy Awards.
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Host - Amanda Pereira: IG @hotcoldspicy
Guest on this episode – Chelsea Larkin: IG @chelslark
Listen to Chelsea Larking on The Liquid Courage Podcast
Click here to submit a prompt for “Never Have I Ever”
Thanks to Flying Monkeys Brewery for supplying the delicious beverages for this series!
Drink featured in this episode: Supersonic Puppy Dreams Hard Seltzer
The music used in this episode is thanks to HookSounds. Check them out for your projects too! www.hooksounds.com
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In today’s episode, Amanda drinks some apple flavoured Crown Royal whiskey brand and content manager Marianna Miniotis to discuss podcasts (of course!), The Sonar Network, and self confidence. Marianna is the brand and content manager at The Sonar Podcast Network, based out of Toronto. After moving to Canada from Greece at the age of 6, Marianna studied Cultural Studies & Communications at McGill University and went on to study Marketing at the University of Toronto. Since the very beginning, Marianna has been a podcast enthusiast. She is the creator and writer behind Pod Creatures, a Toronto-based blog celebrating local podcasters. Her enthusiasm for podcasts led her to connect with The Sonar Network, an award-winning indie podcast network established in 2017 that has over 50 podcasts on its roster. She now works as the brand and content manager at Sonar and is a critical player in strategizing podcast releases, building partnership relationships, and increasing visibility.
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Host - Amanda Pereira: insta @hotcoldspicy
Guest - Marianna Miniotis: insta @marimints
The Sonar Network: insta @thesonarnetwork
Listen to Amanda Pereira guest on The Artists’ Blend podcast
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In today’s episode Amanda is joined by her friend Maddy Foley. Maddy is a Toronto-based actor and writer. She co-hosts 30 Going on 13, a movie review podcast where two 30-year-olds discuss the formative teen films from the 1990s to 2000s, and how they ruined us. In January, you can catch her on-screen as Nat on the new CBC comedy One More Time, and keep an eye out for her comedy miniseries Meg, which is set to starting filming next month!
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Host - Amanda Pereira: insta @hotcoldspicy
Guest on this episode – Maddy Foley: insta @maddalunes
Click here to submit a prompt for “Never Have I Ever”
Thanks to Flying Monkeys Brewery for supplying the delicious beverages for this series!
Drink featured in this episode: Tangerine Fuzz Machine Hard Seltzer
The music used in this episode is thanks to HookSounds. Check them out for your projects too! www.hooksounds.com
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In today’s episode, Amanda drinks some White Claws with comedian and actor Rachelle Lauzon to discuss her stand-up career, the importance of being your own cheerleader, and astrology (obviously). Rachelle is a multi-faceted artist originally from London, Ontario who is now based in Toronto. Rachelle has performed stand-up comedy at comedy festivals including Just for Laughs Toronto, The Boston Comedy Festival, NXNE, The Blue Whale Comedy Festival and The Odd Block Festival. Last year, her stand-up was featured on Laugh After Dark: Live in Las Vegas which is available to watch on Tubi, and her debut comedy album Rachelle, Rachelle just premiered on all streaming platforms earlier this month. As an actor, Rachelle made her feature film debut in the Butler Brothers’ newest dark comedy Unfriending, which won Best International Feature Film at the 2023 International Cobb Film Festival.
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Host - Amanda Pereira: IG @hotcoldspicy
Guest - Rachelle Lauzon: IG @rachellelauzon
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In today’s episode Amanda is joined by her friend Tyra Sweet. Tyra is an award-nominated writer, actor, creator and host based in Toronto. She is best known for her hosting on YTV’s The Zone and Kid Food Nation: The Show. The has written on shows for Family Jr., CBC Kids, TVOKids, and AppleTV, and most recently Tyra was an associate producer on the new sci-fi comedy Davey & Jonesie’s Locker for Hulu and Prime Canada.
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Host - Amanda Pereira: insta @hotcoldspicy
Guest on this episode – Tyra Sweet: @imtyrasweet on instagram & Twitter
Click here to submit a prompt for “Never Have I Ever”
Thanks to Flying Monkeys Brewery for supplying the delicious beverages for this series!
Drink featured in this episode: Supersonic Puppy Dreams Hard Seltzer
The music used in this episode is thanks to HookSounds. Check them out for your projects too! www.hooksounds.com
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In today’s episode, Amanda drinks some white wine with actor and writer Lauren Collins to discuss her time on Degrassi, pregnancy and motherhood, and what it’s like to feel recognizable but not quite famous. Lauren is an actor and writer, best known for her portrayal of Paige Michalchuk on the international hit series, Degrassi. A three-time Canadian Screen Award nominee, some highlights from Lauren’s 25-year long career include The Kroll Show, The Strain, Take the Lead starring Antonio Banderas, and Charlie Bartlett starring Robert Downey Jr.. Most recently, you can catch Lauren guest starring on What We Do In The Shadows, Pretty Hard Cases, and the Roku series SLIP from writer/director Zoe Lister-Jones. Lauren’s short film Zero Recognition, which she co-wrote and co-starred in with actor Ben Lewis. The film premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival and was a Vimeo Featured Staff Pick. Their follow-up short film, Apart From Everything starring Emmy-winner Tatiana Maslany, was shown at dozens of festivals including LA Outfest and New York Newfest. The duo’s first feature film script, More Than A Friend, was selected for the CFC Comedy Lab and the prestigious BlackList Live Read at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
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Host - Amanda Pereira: IG @hotcoldspicy
Guest - Lauren Collins: IG @laurenfcollins
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In today’s episode Amanda is joined by her friend Rosie Dempsey. Rosie is a musical comedian and writer, best known for her work as one half of the British musical comedy duo Flo & Joan. Flo & Joan has performed to audiences around the world including the Just for Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival, Melbourne Comedy Festival, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Glastonbury, and their own international tours. They’ve also written songs for West End musicals, film, TV and radio, and have their own comedy special on Amazon Prime called Alive on Stage.
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Host - Amanda Pereira: insta @hotcoldspicy
Guest on this episode – Rosie Dempsey: IG @floandjoan
Click here to submit a prompt for “Never Have I Ever”
Thanks to Flying Monkeys Brewery for supplying the delicious beverages for this series!
Drink featured in this episode: Island of Imaginary Friends Sticky Mango DIPA
The music used in this episode is thanks to HookSounds. Check them out for your projects too! www.hooksounds.com
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In today’s episode, Amanda drinks some Caesars with comedian and actor Sarah Hillier to discuss motherhood, her dream career, and reality TV (a lot of it). Sarah is a comedian and actor currently based out of Toronto. She has been awarded multiple Canadian Comedy Awards (including Best Female Improvisor) and was also awarded Best Female Improvisor by NOW Magazine. Sarah has written and starred in 2 award-winning mainstage shows at the Second City Toronto and her comedy album with comedy partner Inessa Frantowski titled Inessa and Sarah Get Your Through The Day is available on iTunes and Spotify through Howl and Roar Records. You may recognize Sarah’s acting and voice acting from credits like Odd Squad on PBS, Transformer’s BotBots on Netflix, and The Amazing Gayl Pile on Amazon and CBC. Her new podcast The Funny Thing About Ghosts - a comedy podcast about ghosts and all things paranormal - just had its premiere yesterday, so check that out wherever you get your podcasts!
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Host - Amanda Pereira: insta @hotcoldspicy
Guest - Sarah Hillier: insta @thesarahhillier
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In today’s episode Amanda is joined by her friend Nicola Dempsey. Nicola is a musical comedian and writer, best known for her work as one half of the British musical comedy duo Flo & Joan. Flo & Joan has performed to audiences around the world including the Just for Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival, Melbourne Comedy Festival, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Glastonbury, and their own international tours. They’ve also written songs for West End musicals, film, TV and radio, and have their own comedy special on Amazon Prime called Alive on Stage.
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Host - Amanda Pereira: insta @hotcoldspicy
Guest on this episode – Nicola Dempsey: IG @floandjoan
Click here to submit a prompt for “Never Have I Ever”
Thanks to Flying Monkeys Brewery for supplying the delicious beverages for this series!
Drink featured in this episode: Quantum Hugs Cold IPA
The music used in this episode is thanks to HookSounds. Check them out for your projects too! www.hooksounds.com
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In today’s episode, Amanda drinks some margaritas with actor and producer Tamara Almeida to discuss how Jane changed her life, how to nail an audition for a Hallmark movie, and everything Taurus energy. Tamara is a bilingual actor and producer currently based in Toronto. You can catch Tamara’s acting in series like Jane and the reboot of Ghostwriter (both on AppleTV+) and in films like Lifetime’s Secrets at the Inn, Hallmark’s Entertaining Christmas and, most recently, starring in Lifetime’s What We Do For Love alongside co-star Jake Epstein. You can hear Tamara’s voice acting in numerous acclaimed animated series including PBS’s Let’s Go Luna and the upcoming reboot of Total Drama Island coming out on HBOMax. In addition to acting, Tamara works behind the camera as a producer, writer, and editor.
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Host - Amanda Pereira: insta @hotcoldspicy
Guest - Tamara Almeida: insta @tamararubyalmeida
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In today’s episode Amanda is joined by her friend Shannon Burns. Shannon is a radio show host and podcaster based out of Toronto. She currently hosts the midday show on Virgin Radio and is an Entertainment Contributor for iHeartRadio Canada. At work, Shannon interviews some of the top musical artists like Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Katy Perry, Megan Trainer, Sam Smith, Miley Cyrus, and more! Alongside friend Paulina Nicole, Shannon also hosts the podcast Pop For Thought, a fun and informal approach to pop culture discussion.
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Host - Amanda Pereira: IG @hotcoldspicy
Guest on this episode – Shannon Burns: insta @itsshannonburns / TikTok @itsshannonburns
Click here to submit a prompt for “Never Have I Ever”
Thanks to Flying Monkeys Brewery for supplying the delicious beverages for this series!
Drink featured in this episode: Spaced Born Unicorn Hard Seltzer
The music used in this episode is thanks to HookSounds. Check them out for your projects too! www.hooksounds.com
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No episode this week - see ya next week!
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In today’s episode Amanda is joined by her friend Kattie Laur. Kattie produces award-winning, independent and branded podcasts from her cozy, pink, home studio in Brantford, Ontario. She's been a freelance producer for clients like BetaKit, Noelle Floyd, Vocal Fry Studios and CANADALAND’s Wag the Doug. Since 2018, alongside travel writer Erin Hynes, Kattie has also been making Alpaca My Bags (recently rebranded to Curious Tourism), an indie podcast about making travel better for people and the planet. Kattie also writes about Canadian podcasts and the ecosystem as a whole on her Substack, Pod the North, which is her attempt to uplift the Canadian podcast ecosystem and foster community in what she feels is a fractured space.
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Host - Amanda Pereira: IG @hotcoldspicy
Guest on this episode – Kattie Laur IG @podkatt_ / Twitter @podkatt
Click here to submit a prompt for “Never Have I Ever”
Thanks to Flying Monkeys Brewery for supplying the delicious beverages for this series!
Drink featured in this episode: Tangerine Fuzz Machine Hard Seltzer
The music used in this episode is thanks to HookSounds. Check them out for your projects too! www.hooksounds.com
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In today’s episode, Amanda drinks some red wine with actor, writer, director, theatremaker and filmmaker Melissa D’Agostino to discuss creating HighballTV, her experience as a first-time film director, and the value she took from editing reality television! Melissa has seamlessly flowed between the theatre and film worlds throughout her career, receiving awards for writing, acting, and directing both nationally and internationally. Her performance in the digital series Tactical Girls won her the 2017 Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Web Series, and in that same year, Melissa co-founded the international streaming site HighballTV with her partner in art and life, Matt Campagna. Since launching HighballTV, Melissa and Matt have been able to green light numerous feature films and give several directors their directorial debuts when they couldn’t get their projects funded otherwise. You can check out HighballTV on AppleTV, Roku, or on your desktop. In 2022, Melissa made her feature directorial debut with the film Mother of All Shows, a film she co-wrote with David James Brock starring Melissa and Wendie Malack. Mother of All Shows premiered at the Art of Brooklyn Film Festival and won Outstanding Narrative Feature, as well as Outstanding Director of a Narrative Feature.
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Host - Amanda Pereira: insta @hotcoldspicy
Guest on this episode – Melissa D’Agostino: IG @melissadags / TikTok @melissadags / Twitter @melissadag
Highball TV - www.highballtv.com
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In today’s episode Amanda is joined by her friend Eddy Wolfson. Eddy works in special effects as a VFX Compositor for TV and film. You’ve definitely seen some of his work, because he’s worked on tv shows like What We Do In The Shadows, The Umbrella Academy, Lovecraft Country, and The Mandalorian and on infamous movie franchises like John Wick, The Pirates of the Caribbean, The Avengers, Spider-Man, Jurassic World – I mean the list goes on! Because of a very strict NDA, Eddy can’t quite share what he’s currently working on, other than two very beautiful cross stitch projects, one of The Spice Girls and the other featuring the cast of What We Do In The Shadows.
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Host - Amanda Pereira: insta @hotcoldspicy
Guest on this episode – Eddy Wolfson: IG @ej1020
Click here to submit a prompt for “Never Have I Ever”
Thanks to Flying Monkeys Brewery for supplying the delicious beverages for this series!
Drink featured in this episode: Velvet Bubble Lord Blueberry Sour
The music used in this episode is thanks to HookSounds. Check them out for your projects too! www.hooksounds.com
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In today’s episode, Amanda drinks some red wine with actors, writers, directors Aisha Evelyna and Dani Pagliarello to discuss creative inspiration, which fellow Astro sign celebs they’d invite to dinner, and new series The Drop!
The Drop is about the accidental friendship sparked by the hustle of professional line-waiting between diabetic American escapee, Zara, and Canadian wannabe influencer, Polly. With Zara working illegally and Polly showing her the ropes, the pair are rising in the ranks as Toronto's premier line-waiting duo who stand in line for exclusive luxury product drops, ranging from limited edition Jordans, the latest tech gadgets, and even…”Bottled Air, Trademark.” You can watch all the episodes on Narcity’s YouTube channel.
Aisha and Dani are both actors, writers, and directors currently based out of Toronto. They also happen to be the co-creators and stars of Narcity’s first scripted series The Drop, where the hustle of professional line-waiting sparks the accidental friendship of diabetic American escapee, Zara (played by Dani), and Canadian wannabe influencer, Polly (played by Aisha), working their way up in Toronto’s premier line-waiting scene.
In her work, Aisha is passionate about bringing stories of the underrepresented to the forefront of our social consciousness. Aisha was a participant of the 2022 Canadian Academy’s Writers Program where she developed the limited series SALLY with Warner Brothers Canada. Her short film ALEX, which she wrote, directed, and starred in, premiered at Holly Shorts and was an Official Selection at the Austin Film Festival. In addition to The Drop, you can see Aisha acting on-screen in Rabbit Hole on Paramount+ and Slo Pitch on OutTV.
Dani is a recipient of the Independent Production Fund’s development and packaging program this year for her new series Trauma Bonding, a comedy about a psychiatrist who, after losing her practice, continues to treat patients… from her car. Dani’s showrunning is reflective of the work she loves to see on screen - women directing high-quality comedy. You can see her performing in various TV shows and feature films, including The Handmaid’s Tale and Luckiest Girl Alive on Netflix.
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Host - Amanda Pereira: IG @hotcoldspicy
Guests on this episode…
Aisha Evelyna: IG @aishaevelyna TikTok @aishaevelyna
Dani Pagliarello: IG @danipagpag
Click here to submit a prompt for “Never Have I Ever”
The music used in this episode is thanks to HookSounds. Check them out for your projects too! www.hooksounds.com
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In today’s episode Amanda is joined by her friend Susan Waycik. Susan is the Producer for the Resident Stage at The Second City Toronto. Before joining the Second City team, Susan has been involved in producing and performing both comedy and theatre for years. Currently, through her production company Waycik Productions, she produces and hosts The BFF Variety Hour, a monthly, live comedy show out of Comedy Bar in Toronto.
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Host - Amanda Pereira: insta @hotcoldspicy
Guest on this episode – Susan Waycik: IG @susanwaycik / Twitter @susanbasic / TikTok @susanbasic
Waycik Productions: IG @waycikprod / Twitter @waycikprod
Click here to submit a prompt for “Never Have I Ever”
Thanks to Flying Monkeys Brewery for supplying the delicious beverages for this series!
Drink featured in this episode: Crowd Surf Motel Passion Fruit IPA
The music used in this episode is thanks to HookSounds. Check them out for your projects too! www.hooksounds.com
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In today’s episode, Amanda drinks some sparkling flavoured water with producer Georgia Mappin to discuss what it really means to be a producer, sticking to your guns, and understanding ADHD and PTSD as an adult. Georgia is a producer currently based out of Melbourne, Australia with over a decade of experience developing advertising campaigns, original comedy, and TV & Film content. The short film she produced, called Grace, was nominated by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts for Best Short Film Drama. Georgia has since come on as Executive Producer of the sketch comedy group Aunty Donna and as the General Manager of their production company Haven’t You Done Well Productions. You can watch Aunty Donna’s award-winning show ‘Big Ol House Of Fun’ on Netflix and their most recent scripted series ‘Aunty Donna’s Coffee Cafe’ was released earlier this year on ABC. Georgia also oversees Aunty Donna’s award-winning Youtube channel Grouse House (with over 60k subscribers!), where they create and distribute original content as well as local acquisitions.
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Host - Amanda Pereira: IG @hotcoldspicy
Guest on this episode – Georgia Mappin: IG @geedeemap
Aunty Donna @theauntydonnagallery, www.auntydonna.com
Grouse House on IG @grousehousetv and YouTube
Haven’t You Done Well Productions www.haventyoudonewell.com
The music used in this episode is thanks to HookSounds. Check them out for your projects too! www.hooksounds.com
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